Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun Takes Over as Nigeria's New Chief Justice
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, August 23, officially appointed Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. The ceremony was held at the State House in Abuja, the country's capital.
Justice Kekere-Ekun steps into the role following the retirement of her predecessor, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, who reached the mandatory retirement age of 70. With this appointment, Justice Kekere-Ekun becomes the second woman in Nigeria's history to serve as Chief Justice, following in the footsteps of Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, who held the position from 2012 to 2014.
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